After a seemingly endless drive, I reached Pennsylvania. Just west of New York and East ofErie, PA, I saw what I at first thought was a slightly darker layer of sky or clouds up ahead. Upon closer look, it was Lake Erie! It's only visible from the Interstate for a short while.

Arrived at my hotel in Buffalo around 5:30. It was such a nice night and I'd been in the car all day so I took a quick trip up to Niagara Falls to stretch my legs. I was so close it would seem a shame to miss it.

Found a tourist to take my picture.

Huge hot air balloon.

It's hard to gauge how big it is from this picture -- it looked like something out of a science fiction book.